While it is fair to say that the demands of facing better-quality opposition will be tougher than facing a top flight side every few weeks, they have proved by beating Kilmarnock and then Dundee in emphatic fashion that they have the quality to make an impression at the highest level.

And on top of that, the way that they dictated the game when they came up against their Old Firm rivals Celtic in the semi-final hinted that they have the potential to be contending near the top of the table.